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Nov 28, 2007 at 2:20 AM

Philadelphia forward Scott Hartnell was suspended for two games by the NHL yesterday, the fourth Flyers player disciplined by the league this season for illegal hits. Hartnell checked Bruins defenseman Andrew Alberts in the head Monday night and was given a major penalty for boarding. He was ejected in the second period of the Flyers’ 6-3 loss, and Andrews left the game with an unspecified head injury, possibly a “minor concussion,” the team said. NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell said even though it appeared Hartnell was attempting to let up on the check, Alberts was in a “vulnerable position.” Hartnell tried to explain his actions after the game, saying: “I did not try to hurt him. There was no intent at all. I am not that type of player.”

Ricky Williams’ latest comeback lasted one game. The Miami Dolphins running back will miss the rest of the season with a torn chest muscle, according to his agent, Leigh Steinberg. Williams was hurt Monday at Pittsburgh, when he played in his first game in nearly two years. Steinberg said Williams expects to be ready for next season.

Michael Vick’s lead attorney left open the possibility of a plea agreement after the suspended NFL star was scheduled for an April 2 jury trial on state dogfighting charges in Virginia. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback will not be formally sentenced until Dec. 10. Vick faces up to five years in prison for his federal conviction.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said yesterday from the Dominican Republic that he is recuperating well from a recent knee operation and hopes to start training by early next year. Ortiz underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Nov. 6 to repair damaged cartilage that bothered him all year, but did not prevent him from playing in and winning the World Series. “I think I will be training and running at full speed by January,” he said. “It was a simple operation.”

Catcher Jason Kendall will be guaranteed $4.25 million under a one-year contract he and the Milwaukee Brewers intended to finalize today.

Boston College backup running back A.J. Brooks has been suspended from the team indefinitely after allegedly beating and kicking a 20-year-old man on campus. Brooks was released on $250 bail Monday after pleading not guilty to charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, for allegedly kicking the man with his shoe on, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley’s office.

The University of Connecticut accepted a bid to play in the Meineke Bowl on Dec. 29 in Charlotte, N.C., against an Atlantic Coast Conference team. The Huskies (9-3, 5-2) were selected over Cincinnati as the Big East’s representative for the game.

Christopher Ellis, 12, of Shrewsbury teamed with Benjamin Tso of Lexington to win the U.S. Junior doubles title in the 12-and-under division at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Ellis and Tso beat Cameron Daniels and Shaun Hadavi of Philadelphia, 8-3, in the semifinals, and won the final when their opponents withdrew because of injury. Ellis also won a silver medal in singles.

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